MicroNet SP3524A, User Manual

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4.15. 802.1X Config
System Configuration
802.1x makes using of the physical access characteristics of IEEE802
LAN infrastructures in order to provide a means of authenticating and
authorizing devices attached to a LAN port that has point-to-point
connection characteristics, and of preventing access to that port in cases
in which the authentication and authorization process fails.
To enable 802.1x, you still to fill in the authentication server information:
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Radius Server IP Address: the IP address of the authentication
server.
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Server Port: The UDP port number used by the authentication
server to authenticate.
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Accounting Port: The UDP port number used by the
authentication server to retrieve accounting information.
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Shared Key: A key shared between this switch and
authentication server.
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NAS Identifier: A string used to identify this switch.
Per port Configuration
In this page, you can select the specific port and configure the
authorization state.
Each port can select four kinds of authorization state:
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Fu: force the specific port to be unauthorized.
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Fa: force the specific port to be authorized.
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Au: the state of the specific port was determined by the outcome
of the authentication.
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No: the specific port didn't support 802.1x function.
Misc Configuration
In this page, you can change the default configuration for the 802.1x
standard:
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Quiet Period: used to define periods of time during which it will not
attempt to acquire a supplicant (Default time is 60 seconds).
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Tx Period: used to determine when an EAPOL PDU is to be
transmitted (Default value is 30 seconds).
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Supplicant Timeout: used to determine timeout conditions in the